World Freak Show

In the past fools would pay To see the freaks of the day Contradictions of the norm The bizarre, the wonderful and deformed No need for the tents And the cages now The world comes to my eyes In front of my TV circus A freak show in disguise circles and roundabouts How much did you know Going round and coming back The world freak show Swings and revolutions How much did you know Going round an coming back World freak show Another tree is coming down Another harponed whale is drowned Another child's belly needs feeding On land of the fast food chain is bleeding And we bought our new green wool And pulled it over our eyes As the circus goes on All around A freak show in disguise PERISTROIKA/REFORM/GLASNOST HARDCORE SELL/OVERHEAD COST NEWS AT TEN/THE HOUSE/BIG BEN HALF TRUTHS/NOW AND THEN POL POT/BORDER/MASSACRE/SLAUGHTER RAINFORESTS/THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER IRRADIATE/EVACUATE/USE/ABUSE/MANIPULATE THE PEOPLE'S WILL/THEIR BELLIES FULL MULTINATIONALLS/KILL/KILL/KILL DEAD DICTATOR/SNIPERS RETREAT PEOPLE CLAIM THE POWER SEAT WALL COMES DOWN/PEOPLE STAND UP CROSS THE BORDER/CUSTOMS SHUT FORKLIFT/AIRLIFT/FOREIGN AID POCKEDS LINED/ARMY BLOCKADE EVOLUTION/PROGRESS/REGRESS POWER/POSSESION/ENERGY HARNESS ECONOMY/MARKET HIGH OR LOW HOW MUCH DID YOU KNOW IN THE WORLD FREAK SHOW --- World Freak Show - The Levellers